THE team behind a Kilvey Hill gondola ride, luge runs and a hilltop restaurant is returning to Swansea from the other side of the world to flesh out their proposals.

It will be New Zealand-based Skyline’s third visit to the city after earmarking Swansea for their first leisure development in Europe.

The proposals remain at an early stage — and Swansea councillors heard that Skyline had appointed new consultants after original costs were higher than expected.

Swansea’s property development manager Huw Mowbray, told the scrutiny panel that the Skyline team was now more comfortable with the anticipated costs.
There is much to do before any planning application is submitted, potentially including negotiations with the Duke of Beaufort.

This is because the duke owns part of the Tawe riverbed and is entitled to a payment — or easement — if the gondola ride crosses the river en route from land near the Hafod-Morfa Copperworks to the top of Kilvey Hill.